I'm just sad, as I could easy see me rating this a 4 or 5 star book if it hadn't been messed around with like this.Kihrin is many things: orphan, thief, long lost son of a prince, destroyer of the world? Whatever else he is, he’s also having a really bad time of it. I'm not saying this is a book to avoid, as maybe you'll deal with the issues I found so grating and unnecessary. I really find books I have to listen to the main character being voiced by two different narrators grating, but listening to them from a man and a woman is worse, and more so when the male and female have such radically different tones and pitches.All this is a shame, as the story is good and the characters are solid ones that I liked. This book should have been read by one male narrator, given that the main character is male, and it would have been far better as a linear progression for the story. For me the narration and split timeline theme made the whole book disjoined and not the immersive read it should have been. I hate to say this, but I get the impression from parts of the book that the author is quite the feminist due to quite a lot of gender - and other - politics happening in ways that are more current era and not fitting the genre too much.Add in it is my opinion this is why we have a female narrator being added as one of the narrators. The Ruin of Kings is the first book in Jenn Lyons's extraordinary new series, A Chorus of Dragons. Then again, maybe Kihrin isn’t the hero, for he’s not destined to save the empire.
Those old stories lied about many things too, especially the myth that the hero always wins. And every side - from gods and demons to dragons and mages - want him as their pawn. Kihrin is horrified to learn he’s at the centre of an ancient prophecy. However, escaping his jewelled cage just makes matters worse. But far from living the dream, Kihrin’s at the mercy of his new family’s ruthless ambitions. Kihrin’s plight brings him to the attention of royalty, who claim him as the lost son of their immoral prince.
Then he raids the wrong house, he’s marked by a demon and life will never be the same again. He also steals, desperate to buy a way out of Quur’s slums. When destiny calls, there's no fighting back.Īs a bard’s apprentice, Kihrin grew up with tales of legendary deeds. Prophecy and magic combine in an incredible epic of imperial politics, gods and demons.
The most anticipated fantasy debut of 2019.
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